Teito Klein is a former slave sent to attend the Barsburg Empire's military academy due to his ability to use Zaiphon, a type of supernatural power. The ability is rare, and thus highly prized. Teito is an amnesiacand doesn't remember anything of his origins—what he does learn of hispast comes from his recurring and often traumatizing dreams.After a year at the academy, Teito takes the graduation exam; it isnotoriously difficult, with a pass rate of one in twenty-five. Teitoand his best (and only) friend, Mikage, pass easily. That night, intheir shared dormroom, they each promise to help the other at any cost. The next day,Teito is delivering papers to a professor when he overhears his name.He stops to listen and realizes that the speaker, a man named Ayanami,is the man who killed his father in his dreams. Teito is foundeavesdropping and tries to attack his father's murderer, but is quicklybrought down by one of Ayanami's subordinates and sent to prison.Mikage comes to help him escape, only to find that Teito has managed tofight past the guards by himself. The two flee the building, but arecornered on a balcony. Teito pretends to hold Mikage hostage,threatening to kill him; and tries to escape when Ayanami sends aZaiphon attack after him, which Teito manages to partly deflect. ABishop in the nearby 7th District brings the injured Teito to thechurch to recuperate. Since Teito is still in chains, the Bishop, Frau,mistakes him for a slave and comments that if Teito had been a soldierin the Imperial army, he would have killed him immediately. Because ofthe law of "sanctuary", Teito may stay in the church without fear ofthe Empire or Ayanami.Teito carries the Eye of Michael, the powerful artifact thathis home country, the Raggs Kingdom, was ransacked for. The tragicdeath of a loved one catapults him into his quest for revenge againstthe Barsburg Empire and knowledge about his past, while he becomesentangled with the Gods, Verloren, and the 7 Ghosts.His best friend's fate spurs Teito into trying to master theBascule—a powerful weapon that can harness and focus his innate power.Friends become enemies and rivals become allies as Teito begins tofulfill his destiny, and protect his fallen country from the minions ofhis former masters.Setting

07 Ghost takes place in a fantasy world with many different laws,kingdoms, gods, and magic. Common forms of transportation, for example,are hawkziles, winged motorcycles that are actually live birds.There are also many different creatures, such as the Fyulong dragons.There are 7 districts in the land, each with their own cities, rulersand culture. Each district also has a House of God that is protected byan 07 Ghost; one Ghost for each of the seven districts. The food isalso quite unique; common dishes at the church include eyeball fish andedible flowers.

Zaiphon

Zaiphon is the "magic" of 07-Ghosts's world; Zaiphonis the ability to convert a life source into various forms of energy.It is mainly controlled by writing words in the air with the hands,though people may use weapons to channel Zaiphon. Those who have theability to use Zaiphon are rare and thought of as blessed by God. Everyuser's capabilities are different, and in many cases, reflect theirnature. Zaiphon is generally categorized into three types:

Healing Zaiphon: People with this type of Zaiphon are ableto heal wounds and share their Zaiphon with others or transfer theirZaiphon to others. A character who primarily uses this Zaiphon isLabrador. Another character who uses healing Zaiphon is AssistantArchbishop Bastien.

Offensive Zaiphon: Those with this kind of Zaiphon have theability to attack their enemies and protect themselves from attacksdirected to them. Teito, Hakuren and Frau are examples of characterswho primarily use the offensive branch.

Manipulation Zaiphon: This type is particularly special andrare. Those with Manipulation Zaiphon are able to move things at will.A character who uses this is Castor.

There is also a variety of weapons used to manipulate Zaiphon, the most commonly known being the bascule.With the bascule, people may attack Kor. However, the healing branchcannot directly attack a Kor, but it can restrict and remove it from aperson. The offensive branch is different and attacks a Kor outright.According to Castor, people may learn how to use the different branchesof Zaiphon.

07-Ghosts and Verloren

According to a centuries-old myth, the God of Death Verlorencommitted a crime in the heavens and was forced to escape to the earth.As a result, the hearts of people were invaded by this evil god andthey slipped into despair. Lamenting over their suffering, the Chief ofthe Heavens dispatched seven heavenly lights in order to punish theevil Verloren. Called "The Seven Ghosts", they are said to have sealedthe detestable Verloren on this earth and are the guardians of theEmpire. Mothers tell their children that if they're naughty, the SevenGhosts will come to take them away.Since Verloren has been sealed away, his messengers, the Kor, findand contact humans to bring them under his influence. If a contract ismade, a mark appears on the person's chest. This is known as Verloren's curse, and indicates one's heart being eaten by darkness. The 07-Ghostswork is to fight against Verloren and his curse and try to stopcontracts from being fulfilled. Only the Bishops can remove Verloren'scurse, in a complicated ceremony.Kor that grant 3 wishes become "Wars", people who can control them are called Warsfields.The 07-Ghosts are humans with such extraordinary Zaiphonabilities that they are considered to be blessed by God. Each of the07-Ghosts has died. Frau, Castor, Labrador, Fia Kruez, and Lance havebeen revealed to be Ghosts thus far; all should have the mark of theirGhost on their hand. The Ghosts' names are Zehel, Fest, Profe,Landokalche, Rilect, Ea, and Vertrag. Each of the Ghosts has a specificpower; Zehel cuts a persons ties with misfortune, Fest binds soulstogether, Profe is capable of foresight, and so on. Their names, whenwritten with kanji, give clues to this power.Even though Verloren had been sealed away in Pandora's Box for over 9000 years, he is freed and once again begins to invade the hearts of men.

The Three Dreams

When a person is given a life from the Chief of the Heavens, theyare told that over the course of their lifetime, they will have threedreams to complete. When all of the dreams are granted, their soulswill be called back to the Chief and be reincarnated. However, whenpeople are born they don't remember the dreams they chose, and findingout the dreams is supposedly the joy of life.There are evil beings that want to interfere with this process; among them are the Kor,who steal the dreams and drag humans into darkness. When a human comesunder a Kor's power, the first dream is granted, but the person's heartbecomes unstable and unable to be satisfied no matter what one does.When the second is started, the person falls into a state ofstarvation, or addiction. When the third dream is granted by the Kor,the soul has indulged in too much darkness and will forever be unableto go back to the Chief of the Heavens. The Kor then takes the body toincrease its number of comrades waiting for their master Verloren's return. A possessed body with all three dreams fulfilled by the Kor is called a Wars.It is the duty of the church to protect people from the Kor; becauseaddiction isn't easily removed, there is a correction center wherepeople are helped to overcome themselves. There are cases when a Kormay grant a wish that is not one of the three dreams, but it upsets theequilibrium and the Kor may be punished for it.

The Eyes of Mikhail and Raphael

A set of stones embedded into a person's hand, they allow the GodsMikhail and Raphael to descend into their host's body for a limitedtime. The eyes are undetectable until the God possesses their host'sbody, in which case the host's eye colour usually changes and he or shehas godlike prowess with Zaiphon. The royal family of the Kingdom of Raggs held the Eye of Mikhail and the Barsburg Empire held the Eye of Raphael.A pact was established between both countries never to search for theother's eye, though it was broken by the Empire ten years prior to thestory's beginning.

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Subject: Re: 07 - Ghost Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:00 pm

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Teito Klein (テイト·クライン, Teito Kurain) Voiced by: Saiga MitsukiThe protagonist of the story. A former slave captured by theBarsburg Empire and considered to be the military academy's star pupil.His homeland is the former Kingdom of Raggs, and he was raised as anorphan in a church. It is later revealed that Teito had been entrustedwith the Eye of Mikhail when the Empire invaded his homecountry, and he is the son of the former king of Raggs, WeldeschteinKrom Raggs, thus, a prince.At the start of the manga, Teito makes a promise with his best (and only) friend, Mikage, that they would die together.Unfortunately, Mikage gives up his life to save Teito from the Empire.Teito, shaken, swears revenge even though Mikage told him not to. Atthe 7th District Church he starts studying to become a priest so he cangain a priest's advantages on his way to revenge- free room and boardat any inn in the Empire, and less stringent inspections at borders.However, he becomes entangled in the affairs of the Gods along the waybecause of the Eye of Michael.Teito is often teased because of his short stature by Mikage, Frau,and others who always treat him like a child, or mistaking him for one,which annoys him to no end. While training with Mikage using Zaiphon,Mikage even engraves the word 'chibi' to tease him. It is laterrevealed in a flashback that the reason for his shortness is probablybecause he only took pills instead of eating proper meals while he wasa slave and a student at the military school.At the beginning of the story, Teito is a cold and serious student,even to Mikage, although the two are good friends. This isunderstandable, as his only memories were of being a combat slave whoseonly purpose was to kill criminals when he was very young. Even so, thechairman (Miroku), once said that Teito's compassion is his greatest'weakness', despite all the hardships he has gone through. This isshown during the first military exam, when the requirement was to killa condemned criminal in order to pass; Teito refused to do so, statingthat there is no reason to do so, until Ayanami intervened and killedthe criminal in front of Teito. While he was a slave, he often sawother children with their mothers and couldn't remember ever having afamily. The only person who cared about him as a slave was a mute maid(who was also a slave) in the manor where he lived. Before leaving togo to military school, Teito brought her a feather, promising thatsomeday she would be free as well. It is shown at the end of theflashback sequence that she still has a framed picture of Teito and isshown looking at it fondly.We later find out that Teito was the heir to the throne of the RaggsKingdom, his real name being Wahrheit Tiashe Raggs. However, he was theson of a concubine, causing the queen to despise him. She later makes adeal to the Pope and gives Teito's body to him. The Pope sealsVerloren's body within Teito, making him 'The Pandora's Box' that sealsVerloren as well as the vessel for a being that is practically a sourceof all evil. The king, Teito's father was not aware of this, as thequeen and the pope constructed a fake replica/body to make it seem likeTeito had died from falling off a balcony, thus concealing the factthat he was made into the Pandora's Box. Their plan is somewhat foiledby Fia Kruez, or 'The Father' that Teito is often referring to. He usedhis power as one of the Seven Ghosts (the Ghost of the Raggs House ofGod, Vertrag) to subdue Verloren's body, sealing it temporarily.The identity of any one of the Seven Ghosts must remain a secret,however, so nobody believes Fia Kruez's word against the Pope. This isthe origin of the 'lie' that Kruez committed the unforgivable act ofstealing the Pandora's Box, who was actually Teito, although no oneknew that. In order to make sure Teito's soul won't be overcome by whatwas sealed in him (Verloren's body) and thus save his life, the Kingmakes Teito also become the Vessel of the Eye of Michael very early inlife; interestingly, the Eye of Michael protects Teito from Verlorenwhile simultaneously being the one thing that can open Pandora's Box.At this time, the Barsburg empire comes to attack Raggs, under theimpression that Raggs made a declaration of war since the messengerthat Raggs sent to tell Barsburg about the Pope was killed, makingBarsburg believes Raggs stole Pandora's Box.It's revealed that Fia Kruez is the younger brother of theKing—making 'The Father' Teito's blood uncle, though he is a Ghost.This explains why Fia has been around since the beginning with Teito.At this point, Fia takes Teito, and the King is still alive. It alsobrings up the possibility that Teito himself may become a Ghost, as heis the last of the bloodline of the Raggs God House.Teito has a slave tattoo on his back from when he was first capturedand wears a slave collar around his neck, put there by Ayanami.However, Frau accidentally invoked a blood contract when he tried toget the collar off and became Teito's 'master.' This enables him to usethree commands that Teito must obey: Sleep, Bind, and Pain. In ahumorous scene, Castor states that he shouldn't have informed Frauabout the commands, implying that Frau will probably abuse this power.However, in actuality, Frau has only used the command 'Sleep', and eventhen has only used it twice—both times in a form of self-defence. Thecollar will explode if Teito is separated from Frau, the collar'smaster, for over 48 hours.Teito is very skilled with the Baculus, exceeding the Zaiphon limit for it during training in one incident.He is very agile and an excellent runner after having trained withCastor's puppets, and manages to get through the examinations on hisfirst try with Hakuren. His slave number was 2741.In Hausen House Arc, Teito found out Castor, who is really Xinglu,is actually dead and still couldn't figure out why he saw he was stillalive back at the church. He was later attacked by a Wars in the dollof Xinglu's mother. Teito poses as Xinglu and forgave her, thendefeated Wars. As Teito left, Fest/Castor appeared and asked if Teitohad the courage to accept the "curse" -- that is, the first of theseven 'cursed ticket' needed to reach the land of Seele

Right now he is in the 5th District, the Raggs Kingdom. His birthday is the 1st of December, and is around 15–16 years old.

Mikage (ミカゲ, Mikage) Voiced by: Daisuke NamikawaTeito's best friend, Mikage comes from a family of stewards. Despitethe fact that his closeness with Teito makes him a target of ill will,he remains a bright and cheerful person, sticking with Teito even ifothers make fun of him. Their relationship as friends involves a lot ofMikage teasing Teito about his short stature, and Teito beating him upin retaliation. Even so, they are still very close, promising eachother that they will die together and will always be "the best offriends". Mikage also teaches Teito a lot about having being friendsand having compassion for others. After learning of Castor's family'sgrief for their son, he tells Seilan "Mikage had told me... that if twopeople were together sadness would also be halved..."Mikage often tries to get Teito to loosen up, telling him that if hesmiles and laughs more, he'll grow taller. After his death, Teito stillfinds it hard to go on without his best friend, even stating that "WhenMikage died... I felt like a part of me died as well". Because of him,Teito begins his quest to all seven "Houses of God" in order to receivethe 'cursed tickets', which will enable him to travel to the land ofsouls and trade his life for Mikage's, discovering more about hisforgotten past and about the Seven Ghosts in the process.When Mikage's soul is taken by Ayanami and he dies, he begs Teitonot to look for revenge, but instead to keep walking towards the light.This shakes Teito's beliefs, because Mikage was his 'light'.Later, Mikage becomes reincarnated as a small pink dragon (calledBurupya) because he wished to protect Teito, no matter what form.Burupya is a Fyulong dragon who apparently fell from his nest. Fraumanaged to find him and bring him to Teito so that they could betogether. While traveling to another House of God, Teito comes acrossBurupya's mother who demands to have Burupya back (the dragons can talkand grow to a huge size, which surprises Teito quite a bit). She tellshim that even though Burupya is the reincarnation of Mikage, he has nomemories of his previous life and doesn't belong with people. She alsostates that it is strange how Burupya is unable to talk or fly like hissiblings. Right before letting Burupya go, Burupya changes into a youngMikage for a few seconds, before leaving with his family. The (child)Mikage points up to the words on the walls that say "We'll always bethe best of friends", his last words. At the last minute, however, thedragons leave and Burupya drops from the sky, tackling Teito to theground, staying by Teito's side instead leaving with the rest of thedragons.Even after his death, Teito still cares about Mikage very much; whenTeito is struggling with learning how to use the Baculus, Bastien tellshim that he needs to think of his feelings for God in his heart. Teitothen thinks "Though I don't really know anything about God, I'mthinking of you... Mikage." Then, using his Baculus, he blows up the training grounds (accidentally).Mikage is easily recognizable by the small X shaped scar on hischin; he got it a long time ago when he was sparring with his olderbrother.Burupya also has a similar scar on his head as well. Mikage also has alittle sister. His birthday is the 3rd of March, and he is 15 at thebeginning of the story.

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Subject: Re: 07 - Ghost Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:04 pm

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Frau (フラウ, Furau) Voiced by: Suwabe JunichiA perverted Bishop, he saves Teito's life when Teito falls from his hawkzile. He is the member of the 07-Ghosts and is known as 'Zehel'.He finds Mikage (as a small pink dragon) for Teito and accidentallybecomes Teito's 'Master' when he attempts to remove Teito's promisecollar, invoking a blood contract. This collar gives Frau the abilityto use three commands on Teito: bind, sleep and pain. For all histeasing, Frau also keeps Teito's spirits up with impromptu pep-talks.Because of this, Teito sometimes makes associations between Frau andhis late 'Father'. His relation with Ayanami is as of yet unknown. Frauis the only Ghost who can wield Ayanami's scythe. His catchphase hesays before every battle is "may god be with you".

Frau was adopted by the church and became Bastian's disciple when hewas caught in the large scale 'thief subjugation' across the empire.All of his friends died and he didn't believe in God; nevertheless hewas so powerful with Zaiphon that it was rumored he was a childblessed with God's strength. While Frau was a wild child, constantlygetting into trouble, he and Bastian ended up having a good father-sonlike relationship. When he was very young, Frau used to sneak out ofthe church at night and remove Kor from those afflicted by it,something extremely difficult that only trained bishops are usuallycapable of doing.

Frau was so talented that he holds the all-time highest score forthe examination—in fact, all of those being tested that day had to beregraded separately, as Frau's light completely erased everyone'sdarkness.When Frau and Castor are reminiscing about when they took the exam,Frau says how he got stuck with the worst partner ever. Castor isinfuriated by his comment, saying that that was his line, which implies that they were partners in the examination.

He enjoys teasing and annoying Teito about how he looks like a smallchild. Although he is very tall and intimidating, the church orphansadore him, often getting him to play games with them. Despite his roughexterior, Frau can be very caring, giving Teito pep talks and caringfor the orphan, Capella, that they meet on their journey to the land ofSeele. Frau is also quite the ladies' man, flirting with the nuns andany pretty women he sees.

After Bastien's death, Frau pretends not to be bothered since he hasseen many deaths before, but Teito scolds him for not properly feelingsad because Bastien was so important to Frau. A little while after thefuneral, the nuns find that a new sprout had grown from one of thetrees at the church; it is implied that this is Bastien'sreincarnation. At the end of the chapter, Frau is shown sitting in thetree, reunited his mentor.

He has a cross-shaped tattoo on the small of his back.

Castor (カストル, Kasutoru) Voiced by: Chiba SusumuAnother bishop, he convinces Teito to take the examination to enterthe priesthood. The training he puts Teito through is vigorous andoften involves his 'dolls', life-sized puppets he controls with Zaiphon. One of the 07-Ghosts, he is 'Fest'.

His name used to be Xing-lu, and he was the thirteenth head of thefamily in a House of God. His father often ignored him and he feltneglected, so Castor spent most of his time inside his room makingreplica dolls of his mother, who "was the only allowed to spoil him".He was so talented, that he was widely recognized as a genius.

After a successful mission, Castor hears someone singing and findsRazette, a young mermaid, in a tank. He frees her and she immediatelyis taken with him. The two become friends and companions, with Razettecontinuously trying to cheer Castor up; using her power to replicateany face, she changes her appearance to that of Castor's and smiles,causing him to burst into tears. After that day, Razette taught him howto smile.

Although he was the next heir in the God House, he had no interestto become the head of the family, telling Razette, "I'd like to becomea puppet master. You'll sing, and I'll use my puppets. We'll perform ona grand stage, and travel the world together like that.".Their plan, however, was interrupted when the Raggs War began; theirside was on the Raggs kingdoms and fought against the Barsburg Empire,resulting in their loss. In order to save their families, they had tobring the head of their house's master. Castor's father reveals that heactually cares about him a lot, saying that he can't give up his onlybeloved son. His father suggests that Razette changes her face toCastor's, and they'll execute her an bring the head to the empire. Justas he is about to kill Razette, Castor intervenes, and is mortallywounded by the sword.

Upon being told the story by Seilan, Xinglu's butler, while visitingthe House of God, Teito is stunned because he recognizes Castor fromthe photos of Xinglu. Teito asks him if Xinglu survived the stab woundand is told that the young heir died, which stuns Teito because heknows Castor and Razette are living quite happily back at the church.It turns out that when he died he became a Ghost; this explains why henever told his family that he was still alive because the identity ofthe 07 Ghosts must remain a secret. After he became a Ghost and "wokeup" after his death Razette was lying dead by his side, apparentlyhaving taken her own life in grief over Castor's death. As her Soul wasstill in her body, he was able to use his new Ghost powers to tie hisbody together with her soul, allowing her to live again by sharing hislife force.

After Teito discovers that Castor and Frau are both one of the SevenGhosts, Castor decides to wipe away Teito's memories of the incident,because their identities must remain a secret. Frau, however, stopshim, telling him that if he takes away Teito's memories of when Fraurevealed himself as Zehel, Teito will not remember Mikage's last smile(Frau transformed to save him when Mikage was possessed by Ayanami).

His powers as a ghost is that he can tie together the souls ofliving beings. With this it means he can resurrect dead bodies, on thecondition that the soul is still in the body, and it was not a naturaldeath. He was seen doing this to a dead dog, tying it and its owner'ssouls together, letting it live on by sharing the life force with itsowner. He used this power the first time right after becoming a ghost,resurrecting Razette. This let her live on, as well as be with him, astheir souls were now bound together, bypassing the rule that the Ghostscan't contact people from their past.

His birthday is the 24th of December.

Labrador (ラブラドール, Raburadōru) Voiced by: Miyata Kouki

A bishop whose hobby is gardening, he gives Teito a flower ofprotection at the start of the manga which later saves his life duringan encounter with a Kor. He also gives Teito a drink made from sweetflowers to heal his 'wounds of the heart'. During battles, he is ableto use flowers and vines as weapons. An omakehas confirmed that he is a Ghost, known as 'Profe'. His powers as aGhost grant him the gift of foresight, which allowed him to aid Teitobefore Teito's first encounter with a Kor.

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Subject: Re: 07 - Ghost Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:04 pm

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Hakuren Oak (ハクレン·オーク, Hakuren Ōku) Voiced by: Fukuyama Jun

Teito's roommate at the church and, at first, his self-proclaimedrival for the priesthood exam. They first meet soon after Mikage'sdeath and Hakuren is walking by Teito in the church. Teito mistakes himfor Mikage since they look somewhat similar, but upon looking closer,realizes it is someone else. Upon seeing that Teito is training tobecome a bishop a well, he states that Teito is now his rival. Teito isthinking that there is something about Hakuren that is a bit familiarto him until Hakuren asks Teito whether middle school children werestarting to take the exam as well. Teito suddenly realizes that Hakurensounds a lot like Shuuri Oak, his tormentor from the military academy.

It turns out that Hakuren is related to Shuuri and he and Teitoimmediately despise each other, even thinking "if this wasn't asanctuary, I would beat him up".After trading insults, Teito asks Hakuren why someone from the nobleOak family, having a reputation for being in the military and thegovernment, would pursue a life at the church. Later in the day, uponhearing that they are roommates, both of them demand a change, but areunable to. Because they are roommates, they are also assigned aspartners for training and the examination.

Eventually, they apologize for being so rude to each other andbecome friends. After Teito tells him about how Burupya is thereincarnation of his friend, Hakuren tells him about why he came to thechurch to become a bishop. When he was very young, his mother was takenby a Kor. His father was ashamed and simply locked her up in her roomso that no one would know about it, but Hakuren suggested asking theChurch for help exterminating the Kor. His father refused, but laterFrau came to his house and healed his mother.Hakuren believed that he was God who answered his prayers and sincethat day, wanted to become just like Frau. After telling Teito hisstory, he felt embarrassed, but they became good friends. Theirfriendship is further developed when a Wars attacks the two of themaftertraining and Teito grabs Hakuren's hand to stop him from falling. Theyboth end up falling out of the building and have to be saved by Frau.

After that incident, Hakuren offers Teito a handshake, calling him a 'comrade'.Teito hesitates, remembering how he became friends with Mikage butended up being unable to protect him. He then tells Hakuren he'll befriends with him when he's strong enough to protect him. Eventually,they become best friends, and before parting ways to begin theirapprenticeship after completing the exam, promise each other that whenthey next meet they'll be much stronger. He is now working as anapprentice bishop for Castor, sending Teito mail whenever he can. Helater became bishop.

Later on, he got a mail from his father and he asked him to joinback to the Royal family. At first, Hakuren denied it. However, Castorasks him to visit before making his final decision. After seeing hisfather ill and hear his astonishing, unexpected words, he decided tostay even though he is a bishop.His birthday is the 15th of October.

Ayanami (アヤナミ, Ayanami) Voiced by: Hayami Shou

The main antagonist. He is the man who killed Teito's 'Father' and seeks the Eye of Mikhail,though he seems to also be searching for 'Zehel'. His relationship withthe 07-Ghosts is unknown, but he seems to be working for Verloren.It has been revealed that Ayanami is the owner of Frau's scythe;however, how his scythe came into Frau's possession is still unknown.

He is a cold and merciless character, and will not hesitate to killsomeone without remorse. The sometimes crazy antics of his subordinatesannoy him to no end. He is very dedicated to his country. His crueltyreally shows when he holds Mikage in for questioning after Teito'sescape; he gives Mikage the choice between telling him where Teito wentor he would kill his family. He then possesses Mikage's soul and whenMikage finally finds Teito, takes over his body and forces him toattack Teito. In the end, Teito and Frau are forced to kill Mikage,which takes its toll on Teito emotionally. Ayanami later states that itwas necessary to kill Mikage in front of Teito's very own eyes so thatTeito would come after Ayanami in revenge.

In one of the more lighthearted official doujinshis/omakes, Ayanamiis shown trying to find a pet, but all the animals are afraid of him.

It is later revealed in chapter 46 that Ayanami is indeed thereincarnation of the spirit of Verloren. Usually this would have beenokay, as Verloren reincarnates within a human body every time one dies,but the case is different in Ayanami as he has remembered that he isVerloren. He confirms to Labrador that he wants his "body" and hispower back, and will stop at nothing to get it. He also reveals theSeven Ghosts are actually fragments of his body and that he shall getthem back as well.

Mikhail

A god that possesses Teito's body through the Eye of Mikhail. When in control of Teito's body, Teito's irises become red and his pupilsbecome slits. He is very fond of Teito, and is put out by the slavecollar that limits his strength. Though extremely powerful, he tends toact like a petulant child and often makes undignified faces whentalking with the Bishops. Later in the series, the Eye of Michael isstolen.

Minor characters

Miroku (ミロク, ???) Voiced by: Mitsuo Senda

The chairman who had Teito as his favorite student. Although that ishow it looked at first, but later it's revealed that he just put Teitoin the academy because he's the owner of The Eye of Mikhaill and Raggssuccessor. That you can take form the conversation with Ayanami, atchapter 10 in the anime, with the sentence: "Ever since the beginning,I did not plan to have 'that' as a military toy or anything trivial."

Shuri Oak (シュリ·オーク, Shuri Ōku) Voiced by: Miyu Irino

A student from the prestigious Oak family, he often bullies Teitobecause he was a slave. During the final exam, Teito saves his lifeeven though he has a grudge against him. Later, through connectionswith his father, he becomes a subordinate to Ayanami. Because Konatsusaved his life, he idolizes him greatly.

He is very cowardly, conceited, and spoiled. He annoys the otherBlack Hawks so much that Hyuuga simply throws him out of the aircrafton a battlefield, claiming he was just sending him on the front lines.He is about to be killed before Konatsu saves him. His birthday is the3rd of February.

Razette (Razetto) Voiced by: Saori Hayami

A noel mermaid, who grew up with Castor, is resurrected after takingher own life in grief over Castor's death. She currently sings in thechurch. She seems to fear Frau, as shown when she cowers behind Teitoafter Frau greets her. Razette can also freely change her face intothat of other people.

Fia Kruez (フェア·クロイツ, Fea Kuroitsu?)

Originally only known as "Father" to Teito, he took Teito into achurch and raised him. When Teito was a child, he taught him manythings, including the majority of the church's writings. Fia Kruez wasexcommunicated from the Church shortly after Teito left, for escapingwith Pandora's Box.

He cared for Teito very much, having raised him and being hisprimary father figure. He is actually the King's younger brother,making him Teito's blood uncle. Although there are many differencesbetween him and Frau, Teito is still reminded of Kruez a lot when Frauis being serious. It is later revealed in chapter 39 that he was theone who sealed Teito's memories in order to protect the Eye of Mikhailand hide the location of where he hid the Pandora's Box.Fia Kruez is also another of the 07-Ghosts, Vertrag.

Sister Athena

One of the nuns of the church. She has blue hair.

Sister Rosary

One of the nuns of the church. She has blonde hair.

Sister Libelle\\

One of the nuns of the church. She has pink hair.

Jio (ジオ, Jio)

An old Bishop at the church with one scarred eye. He is the leader of the seven Bishops and suspects spies in the church.

Bastien (バスティン, Basutin) Voiced by: Daisuke Kirii

A high-ranking priest, he oversees the teaching of acolytes (peoplewho will take the exam to become a priest). He was Frau's teacher inthe past, and is his most important person.

Hyuuga (ヒュウガ, Hyūga) Voiced by: Kenji Hamada

One of Ayanami's subordinates. He refers to Ayanami as 'Aya-tan'. Heis almost never seen without a lollipop (or candy apple thing) in hismouth and is always wearing dark sunglasses. He is always joking, beingsilly and never acts serious. This is shown in an omake when he andFrau attend a parent teacher meeting and embarrass Konatsu and Teito.Hyuuga is also very skilled with the sword.

His birthday is the 8th of July.

Konatsu Warren (コナツ, Konatsu-Wōren) Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

Hyuuga's subordinate, he often gets exasperated at Hyuuga forfailing to do his work. Recently, he also has to put up with Shuuri,who idolizes him. He is often the 'normal one' in a group full of crazypeople and is shown 'reaching his limit' when no one is doing any workand are just playing around. This is interesting as it humanizes thevillains.

When he was young, he was only 'ordinary', possessing no specialpowers. Even so, he was the best swordsman in the academy, and had topmarks in the examination. However, he wanted to give up that spot so that he could be part of the Black Hawks.

Soon after applying, he is rejected since the Black Hawks don't haveany need of a human without warsfeil (black magic). All his hard workwith the sword couldn't make up for being gifted with that talent.Hyuuga sees him one day and challenges him to a sword fight, tellinghim that if he can land one hit on him, he'll give him a sword.

Konatsu ends up losing quite badly, but in the hospital, Hyuugavisits him and gives him the sword, along with an application for theBlack Hawks for Konatsu to sign, to his surprise.

Kuroyuri (クロユリ, Kuroyuri) Voiced by: Chiwa Saito

The youngest of Ayanami's subordinates, Kuroyuri often goes on missions with Haruse.

Kuroyuri's gender is actually a point of contention in the manga. Inone omake panel, Hyuuga asks for an answer to which Kuroyuri's responseis "Do you want to die?" Lately in the anime he calls himself "boku"("I" for male in Japanese) so we can say Kuroyuri is a boy. Hisbirthday is the 25th of September.

Haruse (ハルセ, Haruse) Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

Kuroyuri's subordinate, who often accompanies Kuroyuri on missions.Later in the story, it appears his soul was 'taken' by the Eye ofMikhael when he separated Micheal and Teito.

Lance (ランセ, Ranse)

A flamboyant Bishop who organizes the priesthood examination andoversees it. He considers Frau his rival. It has been revealed that heis one of the Ghosts, Rilect. His powers revolve around viewing thepast.

Capella

A child who was sold into slavery by his mother. He is rescued byTeito and Frau as they flee the Barsburg Church, and joins them intheir journey to the 'Land of Seele'. Capella gained the ability to usethe offensive style of zaiphon after being told by Teito that they weregoing to the Fourth District in search of his mother.

Kurena

A servant who took care of Teito during Teito's days of being aslave, Teito said that once he enters the military he will free her.She has a scar on her neck as punishment for her carelessness under herprevious master. To the present, she still keeps a picture of Teito andall the little things (sparkly stones, flowers, etc) that Teito hadgiven her, which goes to show how much she still cherishes Teito. Sheis the only female character in the whole series who's truly importantto Teito, as she is the closest thing he has to a mother.

Ouka

The imperial princess. She's the owner of the Eye of Raphael and sheruns away from the Royal Palace to reach her dream to be free, in orderto don't follow the King's orders to become someone that she wouldn'tbe. She also has a little dragon called Kururu, that she considers herbest friend. Though she doesn't seem to remember it, she was the onewho invoked the Eye of Raphael upon Raggs, destroying Teito's home.

Fyulong

A breed of dragon that Mikage's reincarnation belongs to, they haveancient knowledge surpassing humans and are capable of telepathiccommunication, the head dragon was able to determine Frau was Zehel andunderstand the chief of heaven's actions. She wanted Mikage back andblames Zehel for taking him, but understands how precious life was tothem, even showing Teito Mikage's past life memories. Upon ascertainingthat the child was happy she left him with Teito

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